What makes punk "punk"? Why have so many bands stayed together for more
than 20 years? Where did punk "go" before its mid-'90s resurgence? How
do legends like The Sex Pistols and The Damned feel about pop-punk
powerhouses like My Chemical Romance and Good Charlotte? These
questions of identity and community are what fuels this somewhat long,
somewhat unfocused but ultimately compelling and informative film.

Director Susan Dynner grew up in DC and caught her first Minor Threat
show when she was 15. She's watched Redskins games with Ian MacKaye,
helped hand-pack records at the Dischord offices, and even today
provides a crash pad for the U.K. Subs and Subhuman during their
lengthy US tours.

From Dynner's vantage point within the punk scene, she was able to
interview dozens of bands, promoters and critics, tour with acts from
The Addicts to Sum 41, and compile a litany of anecdotes and sound
bites, all over the course of 3 years. The result is a multifaceted
document of where punk has been and, perhaps most importantly, WHY it
will keep going.

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